On 10/22/2009 2:41 AM, Theo de Raadt wrote:
There used to be a message before the install script wiped out
filesystems with newfs, listing the partitions and asking if you were
sure. Was this removed, or did I somehow miss something? And WHY???
Because it is the install script.
What did you think it was going to do.
It's installing. It's job is to wipe disks. There is no need for
stupid questions.
Ah, the sarcasm I was expecting. And here I thought I remembered the
new installer being described as easier to use. (Or did I make that
last part up? Seems the same from a user perspective, just in a
different order. Not that I had a problem with the ease of use either
way, other than this.)
In fact, there was a particular reason for my question. I had the vague
impression, probably erroneous, I suppose, that it was possible to get
the old install script to only newfs those systems for which you
specified a mount point. I was attempting to check that in the
anticipation that the script was actually going to tell me what it was
going to do. Granted, I probably should have tested it in a more
careful way, but at least the only real damage was to cause a certain
amount of aggravation.
So assuming that the install script can't do what I was expecting, is
there some other way to do a fresh install to only one/some partitions
on a drive, or are the choices only a) blow the whole drive away b)
install to a clean disk or c) do an upgrade?
P.S. I look forward to experiencing the usual wonderful work of the
OpenBSD team once I finish cleaning up this mess...
